Are Braids an African-Only Thing? Rihanna's 'Appropriation' Stirs Controversy | Al Bawaba

... dubbed using the hairstyle as appropriating African culture by non-Africans. ... Screaming cultural appropriation when braids date back to ancient Rome, ...

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